Wichita eagle., 1887-03-09

SECURE YOUR SEATS

Boston Transcript: It was not st first the
intention OF Miss Field in her Western jour
Her purpose, at the start, was to stay atSait
Lake City only week. After residence Of
a few days she became fascinated with a de-
sire to explore the causes aud results of the
great and spreading social cancer in the
heart of our American civilizations; and she
did not leave the territory ..accursed by ITS
peculiar institution" until eight months had
elapsed from the time she entered il. She
undertook perfectly original method of
arriving at the truth, by intilnste converse
tions with Mormon husbands and wives, 8s
well as with the most intelligent Of the Gen
tilss" Miss Fisld saw things in Utah ''as
they be.''
AUSEUN.
The museum is not only holding its own in
point of numbers bnt is little hoggish. The
enterprising managers have secured the
';Coupesn for fews days longer, in order
that all may have an opportunity to see the
most celebrated musical duo on the road.
Drummonds is loosing none of his popularity, !,
and Prof Perbert astonishes everybody in
new and original feats of magic. ''Solon
Shingle in the auditorium is rendered in the
usual good style Bnd took.
EMMA ABBOTT.
Nearly a thousand dollars worth Of tickets
were sold the first day without single bill
being put up to advertise her. Who is there
now who says Wichita has no musical taste
and the pluck and the money to back it!
The opera on the first night will be Flotows
Martha in which Honest Little Emma" Will
appear as the heorine, Lizzie Annandale as
1. tl, of
Nancy, Fernando Michelini the ladies darl-
ing) will play the lovesick Lionel, and the
great BARTON Pronette will appear as Plum
kett, Broderick and Allen will give weight
to the cast in the comparatively small parts
Of Lord Tristan and the sheriff.
The theme Of the opera, the ''Last Rose OF
Summer,nis one of Miss Abbotts great efforts
and the production of this opera ON the 18th
of March may be looked upon as delicate
compliment to the ''sons of ou.d Erin" and
to the good St. Patrick who as the old song
says 'was a gentleman" and whose great
virtue lay in his expelling all the snakes from
Ireland. Some of them come, it is said, to
this country, and are still seen occasionally.
Be that as 1t may we in Wichita, whether
Irish, English or American born, will give
warm welcome to the little song bird on good
st. Patrick's day.
AT THE CRAWFORD.
Last night Kate Claxton presented "Called
Back" to even a larger house than the "Two
Orphans" on the preceding. The play is of
absorbing interest and held the closest at
tention Of the audience. The story Of the
work concerns the fortune Of Mr.. Gilbert
Vaughan, blind young man, who unwit-
tingly stumbles into strange house while
a murder is being committed there; of his
attachment for a yonng lady who is bereft
of her reason by the crime; Of the restora-
tion of the heros eyesight and his efforts to
bring back the mind of the young lady and
to bring to justice the persons
whose villainy has caused the affection
He is finally successful; the villains come to
their death, and the heroine is 'called back"
to reason.
Miss Claxton played the part Of Pauline"
with the same fervor and naturalness as she
did Louise. Paol, Macari was impersonated
by Mr.. Stevenson, Mr.. James l.. Edwards
gave a very clever and successful piece Of
acting Is Gilbert Vaughan.
The next attraction will be "Around the
world ia eighty days." of which the Globe
Democrat says:
The Standard had the banner house of the
season last night at the first performance of
around the World" Every inch of space
was filed from footlights to ceiling and many
Were turned from the doors before O'Clock.
The tableaux were received with enthusiastic
applause, the Amazon march being particu-
larry attractive, with handsome women and
rich costumes.